Volume 29, Issira 3

December 2000 {Newsletter of the Bridgerland Audubon Society

A Grand Opening for a IVIarsli? 0 Yeah!

inside tiiis Issue:

President's Message 2 By Bwce Pendery

Audubon Calendar 3

Barrens Field Trip Report 4

items of Regional Interest 4

Forest Service Initiatives 5

Carrion clues 6

Christmas Bird Count 7

It was muck - serious muck. Oh, and mire, too. Lots of mire. And it was rea/Zy fun.

Even though it had rained all week and the clouds weren't going away, over 40 souls showed up at Benson Marina on Octo­ber 14 to do the manual labor thing at Cutler Marsh. It was the "grand open­ing" of the Wetlands Maze, and every­one was there to help plant trees, erect maps and signs and just generally en­joy the wetlands.

The last part of the effort was putting up the informational signs and planting trees at four of the major public access points. The ground was wet and the clay soil was heavy on that Satur-

In 1995, PacifiCorp began to imple­ment a new Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the Cutler Marsh, re­quired by the Federal Energy Regula­tory Commission as part of the hydro-power relicensure for the Cutler Hydro Plant. Much of the RMP focused on ways to improve wafer quality and wild­life habitat, and better access for appro­priate recreation. In the process of implementing the plan, PacifiCorp hauled hundreds of old car bodies out of the marsh, established setbacks for agriculture along the shoreline, reworked grazing leases to curtail damaging livestock activities, and planted tens of thousands of shrubs and tree cuttings to help stabilize the soil.

The most recent spin-off of the RMP was a Green-Corps grant awarded by PacifiCorp to BAS in early 1999. The project objectives were to establish protective restrictions in the southern, shallow part of the marsh, put in canoe and walking trails, and create a public education program about wet­lands a'hd wetland inhabitants.

This past summer, PacifiCorp management adopted a new policy to prohibit personal water-craft and boat motors over 25 hp south of the RR pilings at Benson Marina and require wakeless speeds of all motorboats. Canoe trails (complete with marker buoys) and walking routes were es­tablished by early fall, and maps were drawn to make it easier for users to find their way in and out of the maze of wetlands. Educational infor­mation and maps were put on the Web in Sep­tember (www.bridgerlandaudubon.org/ wetlandsmaze/).

day, but that didn't stop a half dozen teams from digging holes and planting over 10 nar-rowleaf cottonwood trees, putting up the maps and signs and spreading bark_around the signs. (Bark was necessary to reduce the amount of mud users will haul away on their shoes!) The new signs can be found at the new canoe launch at the Little Bear Recreation Site on the Mendon Road, at Valley View Marina and Ben­son Marina, and at the western end of a new walking route that starts and ends just south of Benson Marina. (This walking trail will soon boast a bridge over the pilings at the aban­doned railroad crossing.)

Maps of the area can be downloaded from the website, which also offers information on wet­lands birds and wildlife, as well as links to other interesting wetlands sites (including some offer­ing bird song recordings). Thanks to all of the volunteers who made the day - and the pro­ject - a success. Together, we've protected a big part of our local environment and estab­lished an important working relationship with a key landowner in Cache Valley.

—Bryan Dixon

President's iVIessage

'7 « what was as much of a

surprise to me as it may be tojou, I will be stepping

down as Bridgerland

Audubon in January, 2001."

The November Bridgerland Audubon Society board meet ing mostly dealt with money issues. Jean Lown presented options for diversifying our assets and made a recommendation as to the mutual fund we should buy so as to accom­plish that . Based on her information, we de­cided we will sell one-half of each of the three stocks we own and use the proceeds to pur­chase the TIAA-CREF Social Choice Equity fund . Hopefully th is diversification will make us less susceptible to stock market temper tant rums, one of which hit us pretty hard last spring and caused us to take these steps toward diversifi­cat ion.

Alice Lindahl presented a draft of the fundrais-ing letter and brochure you will receive soon. Bridgerland Audubon has never before ap­proached you, the members, directly for dona­t ions. We decided to do this because last year we spent somewhat.more money (about $ 4 0 0 0 . 0 0 ) than we took in. Thus, our goal is to raise at least $ 4 0 0 0 . 0 0 . What this will allow us to do is to continue to fund a broad range of activities in the education and conservation areas. If we do not raise some additional money we will be forced to start saying "no" to a lot more worthy requests. We hope that since we have not pestered you in the past for dona­t ions you will be more wil l ing to donate to BAS. If each member were to donate only $ 2 5 . 0 0 , we would raise over twice as much as our goal. Your donation is tax deductible, which may be desirable to you at the end of the tax year.

Concrete examples of the kinds of things we fund were also on the agenda. We provided $ 1 0 0 0 . 0 0 to thp Audubon Council of Utah, part of which is used to pay the salary of our lobby­ist at the State Legislature. While lobbying the

Utah legislature on environmental mat­ters is obviously frustrating, we feel it is important to maintain that effort (which is about 1 0 years old now) so that the legislature cannot claim these concerns don't even exist. On the positive side, there will be about 4 or 5 environmental lobbyists working the legislature this year, so we believe a "critical mass" is being reached and our influence will in­crease. We also funded 2 6 "Audubon Adventure" classrooms, which cost $ 1 1 0 0 . 0 0 . Audubon Adventures is envi­ronmental education materials that are prepared by National Audubon and which teachers can use as part of their science or biology curr iculum. We also made dis­bursements of approximately $ 5 0 0 .0 0 in addition to previous disbursements to finalize efforts to build the "Wetlands Maze" system on Cutler Reservoir. This is a canoe trail and education effort that Bridgerland Audubon pursued in con- ^ junct ion with PacificCorp. fl

The St//t has a new newsletter editor, Georgen Gilliam, who is also our hospital­ity chair. We are looking forward to the Stilt remaining your primary information source for BAS activities and events as well as cont inuing its tradit ion of present­ing interesting articles of local interest. I want to thank Mir iam Hugentobler, our former editor, who greatly improved the layout and appearance of the Stilt It takes a lot of t ime and effort to make these kinds of improvements, and BAS benefits f rom these efforts and sacri­f ices.

— Bruce Pendery

Leaving Too Soon In what was as much of a surprise to me as it may be to you, I will be stepping down as Bridgerland Audubon in January, 2 0 0 1 . My wife, Kim Sullivan, who many of you know, was invited by the National Science Foundation to spend one year in Washington, D.C. administer ­ing the NSF's program in her specialty area, ani ­mal behavior. We decided the opportunity both for us and our children to spend a year in "DC" was jus t too good to pass up. Given the state

of the election as I write, it may be espe­cially interesting. In any event, we will be leaving in January and returning in about January 2 0 0 2 . I will plan on getting in­volved with BAS again when I return, and maybe I will even bring back some good ideas and contacts f rom the National Audubon Washington office. m

— Bruce Pendery^

Audubon Calendar Thursday, December 14, General meeting. The featured speaker is Mike Jablonski. Mike is a resident of River Heights and serves on the River Heights City Council. The topic of his presentation will be light pollution and new municipal lighting technology designed to use lights more efficiently and aesthetically. His presentation will include a collection of slides f rom the International Dark Sky Association. Mike has become an advocate of modifying current outdoor l ighting upon learn­ing of economically viable, new technologies that are available to reduce the impacts of light pollu­t ion on the night sky, and is working toward apply­ing these technologies in our communit ies so we can enjoy the stars. Everyone is welcome. Logan City Building meet ing room, 2 5 5 North Main, 7 pm.

Saturday, December 16 Christmas Bird Count Alert! This is BAS's 2 3 r d Annual Christmas Bird Count. The count is conducted every year in the same area with compilat ions sent to a central database for an annual report and analysis. We'll put over a dozen teams in the field and hope to f ind 90-t-species (in December no less). A wonderful and fun-f i l led winter's day for birders of all levels of ski l l . After the count, we'll meet at the home of Sue and David Drown ( 1 7 7 6 East 1 4 0 0 North) for a potluck supper and the annual compi lat ion. If we're lucky, someone will have seen something really unusual which means you should leave a little t ime the next day to go see it for yourself! If you'd like to help out, contact Keith Archibald, 7 5 2 - 8 2 5 8 . Cost is $ 5 per person to cover na­t ional compilat ion costs. (See article on page 7 for more information.)

Saturday, January 6, Winter BIrdlngTrIp In Cache Valley. The lives of birds go on, even through the heart of winter and despite the cold and snow. Come learn and teach others how to identify hawks, winter ducks and those myste­rious little brown birds f l i t t ing through the hedge rows. Dress warmly and be prepared to take short walks through the woods and meadows. Meet at 9 : 0 0 a.m. at the parking lot north of the Straw Ibis, 1 5 0 North 5 0 East, Logan. Return by lunchtime. For more informa­t ion , call Bryan at 7 5 2 - 6 8 3 0 .

Thursday, January 11, General meeting. Vince Tepedino, scientist at the USU Bee Lab, will talk about his research. Pollination and platitudes: What studies of the reproductive biology of rare plants In the western United States can tell us about "pollinator decline" and coevolutlon. Everyone is welcome. Logan City Building meet ing room, 2 5 5 North Main, 7 p m .

Saturday, February 10, Winter Animal Tracks. "To one who lives in the snow and watches it day by day, it is a book to be read. .The pages turn as the wind blows; the characters shift and the images formed by their combinations change in meaning, but the language remains the same. It is a shadow language, spoken by things that have gone by and will come again." So said Alaskan poet John Haines. Meet at 8 : 3 0 a.m. at the parking lot north of Straw Ibis, 1 5 0 North 5 0 East, Logan, for a field tr ip to investigate the stories written in snow around Cache Valley and Logan Canyon. Great t r ip for children and adults alike to speculate on winter wildlife happenings. Dress warmly; return by lunch. For more information, contact Kayo Robertson at 5 6 3 - 8 2 7 2 . •

Bird Guide Updating The Bridgerland Audubon Society is in the process of updat ing the Cache Valley Species Checklist and Trip Guide. We are hoping to make a more accurate l ist ing of the prevalence of each species, as well as adding some new tr ip possibilities. If

Send Us Your Email Address BAS is start ing to send announcements of f ield tr ips and monthly meetings by e-mail . We will also send out information on other things, such as con-

anyone has any comments on the old guide, now's the t ime to make them known! Please feel free to email : geogil@ngw.lib.usu.edu or mail your comments to : Georgen Gil l iam, 7 2 0 N 6 0 0 E, Logan, Utah 8 4 3 2 1 .

servation issues. If you want to receive these personalized reminders, please send us your e-mail address at sti ltnews@hotmail .com

'To one who lives

in thTsnow and

watches it day by

day, it is a book

to be read. The

pages turn as the'

wind, blows; the

characters shift

and the images

formed by their

combinations

change in ^

meaning, but the

language remains

the same. It is a

shadow language,

spoken by things

that have gone by

and will come

again."

—]olm Haines

Barrens Field Trip Report

"The Barrens reassure me that

life, like landscape and the

birds, must undergo

..transitions with the seasons."

It is curious that the Barrens are so named. The Septem­ber ninth f ield tr ip was fi l led with avian life. While the board members met, a few Auduboners, led fearlessly by Georgen Gilliam (not Keith Archibald, who skipped town) hovered around spott ing scopes and f l ipped through bird guides for most of the morning. We were rewarded with visions of yellowlegs, a Dowitcher, Western Sandpipers, White-faced Ibis, and Northern Harriers. Sandhill Cranes were abundant , visible, and vocal.-At one point, a grundle of over sixty cranes • flew over us, their gurgling

vocalizations reminding us that cranes in autumn are reason for celebra­t ion. Avocets going into their winter plumage for­aged busily. They've shed their rust-colored body feathers and are almost completely white. They'll be heading south soon, for the mud/salt/sandy f lats of South and Central America. There, because of their plumage, they will be inconspicuous and safe. The Barrens reas­sure me that life, like landscape and the birds, must undergo transitions with the seasons. The dy­namics of migratory.

breeding, feeding, and morph patterns demonstrate adapta­bility and survivorship

There is also the uncommon, the rare, the one who doesn't necess^arily belong, who might even be lost. Last Christmas bird count, it was the flamingo at Beaver Mountain. To the delight of our group, this bird came in the form of -believe it-a Black Bellied Plover. There was also controversy over the unknown, over a bird Sitting in the mud..It 's the first t ime I've ever seen birders give up, though some were ready to peg it a Red Knot.

- Men Lundahl

Items of Regional Interest The Other Christmas Bird Count In addit ion to the Bridger­land Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count here in Cache County, you can also participate in a Christ­mas Bird Count in the Bear Lake Area. For the fourth consecutive year, Dennis Austin of the Utah Division of WiWIife Resources is or­ganizing a Christmas Bird Count that will stretch f rom

the Idaho state line south to about Laketown on the south end of Bear Lake, and f rom the meadows and sagebrush at lower elevations up to subalpine forests on the Cache-Rich County Line at the head of Logan Canyon. The count will be on December 2 8 , 2 0 0 0 . You can call Den­nis at 2 4 5 - 5 2 6 1 to sign

up for the count. There have been about 2 0 participants in past years, and you only need to commit to about half a day of counting. This is a great way to see and bird some country you otherwise might just drive through, so please consider signing up.

^Bruce Pendery

Stokes Auction a Great Success The third annual StoRes Na­ture Center auction was a great success! Members o f the community donated food, nature tr ips, art, ser­vices, entertainment, and many other i tems. While the official count is not quite in yet, we can safely say that

the Center will make $ 2 3 - 2 4 , 0 0 0 on the auc­t ion this year. We are es­pecially grateful for the $ 5 , 0 0 0 gift f rom Western Metals Recycling. In addi ­t ion , the Van Drive gener­ated over $ 1 0 0 0 . T h a n k s to all the donors, at ten­

dees, organizers, and every­body else for making this a mfemorable and enjoyable event.

Forest Service IVIovingAliead on Initiatives The Forest Service is moving ahead with several local and na­tional initiatives that will affect the National Forests in Cache County, both in Utah and Idaho.

The "Forest Plan" for the Wa­satch-Cache National Forest, which Includes the Logan Ranger District, is being re­vised. A Forest Plan guides management activities in a Na­tional Forest, and all on the ground activities must be consis­tent with the Forest Plan. Thus, the provisions of the Forest Plan will have t remendous impact on what Logan Canyon looks like, for example. As you-probably know, th isprocess has been in the works for some t ime now. The Forest Service is planning to release the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Re­vised Forest Plan early in 2 0 0 1 . You will be able to comment on the plan that is selected in these documents, and it is imperative that you do this to ensure that fish, wildlife, and wilderness gets as much consideration as log­ging or grazing. You can get more information by call ing ( 8 0 1 ) 5 2 4 - 3 9 0 0 (ask for Melissa Blackwell or Tom Scott) or visit­ing the Forest Service website: http://www.fs.fed.us/wcnf.

In a somewhat similar vein, the current Wasatch-Cache Na­tional Forest Forest Plan Is be­ing amended to help ensure that management activities do not harm the Northern Gos­hawk. An "amendment" of a for­est plan differs f rom a "revision" in that an amendment is done when there is a need to "fine tune" an existing plan, whereas a revision is required when condi­tions have fundamental ly changed and an entire re-write of the plan is needed. This effort has already been completed,

however, it is under appeal to the Chief of the Forest Ser­vice. You can follow this effort by visit ing: http://www.fs.fed. us/r4/goshawk.

The Caribou National Forest In Idaho Is also revising Its Forest Plan. This is the Na­t ional Forest that includes all those National Forest lands just over the Idaho border, such as the Emigration Pass area. The status of this proc­ess is similar to the status on the Wasatch-Cache National Forest Draft Environmental Impact Statement and plan­ning is the next step. Again your comments will be needed and valuable. Vou can get more information by contact­ing the Forest Plan Revision Team, Caribou-Targhee Na­t ional Forests, 2 5 0 South 4^^ Ave., Pocatello, ID, 8 3 2 0 1 , (208) 2 3 6 - 7 5 0 0 .

On the national level, the For­est Service's "roadless area conservation" initiative is moving along. As you may know, this extremely contro­versial effort would prohibit road construction in many If not most areas in the National Forests that do not already have officially recognized roads in t h e m , even though the area is not designated wil ­derness. Somewhere be­tween 4 0 and 5 0 mill ion acres of land would be protected f rom road building, which would have t remendous bene­f its for wildlife and clean wa­ter, not to mention the open space remoteness values of Natonal Forests. A f inal Envi- . ronmental Impact Statement and rule implement ing this policy is expected in Novem­ber, although experience teaches delay is likely. One

th ing is certain: the Clinton Administration will want this policy on the books before it leaves in January, especially if George Bush is President. You can get more informa­t ion at http://www.roadless. fs.fed.us.

The local Forest Service is preparing an Environ­mental Impact Statement that will govern manage­ment of iivestocl< grazing In the "North Rich Allot­ment." This al lotment es­sentially covers the Sinks area south of the Logan Canyon Highway, it is home to Northern Goshawk, Flam-mulated Owls, and Northern Three-toed Woodpeckers, among other "deep forest" species, possibly including the Canadian lynx and wol­verine. The Draft EnvFron-mental Impact Statement should be released by the end of 2 0 0 0 , but again, de­lay seems to be the norm, so it would not be a surprise if the draft is not released unti l later in the winter or even spring. Bridgerland Audubon has contributed toward an effort to make, sure that high quality com­ments are submitted on this project, but your comments are needed, too. Many of you have far more expertise and knowledge of the kinds of species mentioned above than anyone else locally, including the Forest Service. Therefore, your comments are critical. You get more information by writ ing or call ing Evelyn Sibbernson at the Logan Ranger District, 1 5 0 0 East Highway 8 9 , Logan, UT, 8 4 3 2 1 , (435) 7 5 5 - 3 6 2 0 .

—Bruce Pendery

'The Forest Service is moving ahead with several local and national initiatives that will affect the .

^ National Forests in Cache County, both in Utah and Idaho."

. V

Carrion Clues

"The committee of birds had

probably been exercising some

.protocol in attending to the meal - the eagle

standing over the deer, in leisurely repast, and the raven patiently

waiting its turn."

Walking along a cold shady trail on the way back f rom Boiler Bowl, we were startled by first, a Golden Eagle tak­ing off f rom the ground, fo l ­lowed by a Common Raven and several magpies. Jean, ever the observant one, asked rhetorically "Now what do those birds have in common?" I offered, "They're flying?" She ex­pressed thanks that no one had observed how dense her husband of two dozen years had become.

It was a cold and peaceful day in early November, after the general rifle deer hunt when the mountains were safe once again but before the snowpack demands skis. Jean and I hiked into Steam Mill Lake, intent on f inding a Three-toed Woodpecker among the conifers in some old fire scars. About half way to the lake, the trail leaves the gently ascending ridgeline and cuts a level track through the conifers on the north side of the ridge. We were l istening for dickey birds when at one point I noticed a musky smell strong enough for us to look around for some moose-esque ungulate intent on revenge. Not seeing any­th ing, we breathed a sigh of relief and continued on through the snow.

After reaching the bottom of the drainage, we were dis­tracted several t imes by Hairy Woodpeckers dri l l ing in the dead wood, but, alas, no Three-toed. Following a lunch in the welcome sun, we cl imbed up to the ridge crest and stared at the aus­

tere beauty of the backside of Mt. Gog trying to burn the image indelibly to carry us through the weeks of office work. Finally, we were forced by a bitter wind to turn our backs on the east slopes of Naomi and headed for home.

The upper ridge is easy walk­ing through secretive conifer stands, but lower the choke-cherry and scrub oak get th ick enough to encourage hikers to seek alternative routes. Bending to the will of the bush, we headed down the north side looking for that level trail we had fol lowed earlier, and f inding it, pointed for home.

Within a hundred yards, we spooked the birds to fl ight. Jean immediately started looking for something dead (I d idn ' t xount ) . And sure enough, right where I had commented on the musky smell earlier, we found a dead two-point buck not 2 0

Barbara Farris Rosemary Anne Feinstein Alene S Fornoff Robert Gunn Carol Slade

feet off the trai l . Perhaps it had been shot and the hunt­ers were unable to find it. Its carcass appeared mostly intact, except for where its frozen entrails had been tugged about by scavengers. The committee of birds had probably been exercising some protocol in attending to the meal - the eagle standing over the deer, in leisurely repast, and the ra­ven patiently wait ing its turn . The magpie, almost certainly pacing impatiently, demand­ing, but not receiving equal status. Thus, it was or­dained that the mammal was feeding an unintended, but grateful, table. And a naturalist put two and two together interweaving the players that live in our mountains.

- Bryan Dixon

Bryan Dixon Edward & Deborah Evans ' Jack Greene i H Richard Hurren • /|\ Dr E H Berry Laughlin , Ann W Peralta /|\ Elaine H Watkins

Membership Update

New Renewing members members

lOl't Christmas Bird Count, December IB^^ BAS will sponsor its 25'^ an­nual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) on Saturday, Decem­ber 16 '^ As with all CBC ar­eas, ours Is 7 V2 miles in ra­dius centered at the same point each year, a point on Hwy 9 1 in Hyde Park.

The very first CBC was started in New Jersey in De­cember, 1 9 0 0 as an alterna­tive to a rather perverse t ra ­dition, the "Christmas Side Hunt" where, after the Christmas Dinner, folks would choose sides, venture forth, and the winner was the side who shot the most birds. Appalled at the reck­less destruction, early con­servationists such as Frank Chapman, editor of Bird-Lore

I magazine, started a move­ment to count and study birds rather than destroy them. In the ensuing years, the CBC was adopted and organized by the National Audubon Society, and it's grown in North America to include over 5 1 , 0 0 0 partici ­pants, who last year par t i c i - . pated in 1 7 7 9 counts and together tall ied over 7 8 MIL­LION birds of a total of 6 7 6 species! (There are only -850-odd species recognized in North America, so this represents an astounding accomplishment in Decem­ber.) The experiences vary tremendously, however. The Mad Island Marsh (TX) count enlisted 1 1 1 observers and found 2 2 8 species of 2 . 8 million birds. That was some victory! But t h e CBC torch burns all over the Northern Hemisphere, even in the far north, where, in Prudhoe Bay (AK) Ed Burroughs, Mike Dexter, and

Dave Karr spent 3 very cold hours (in daytime darkness), only to f ind one species (Common Raven) and but 4 8 of those. You gotta admire those guys!

The data is compiled nat ion­ally, where articles, history, and data are available on the WWW: http://birdsource. cornell.edu/cbc/.' Anyone may visit the site, and you can even type in your inter­ests and get an online analy­sis.

In Cache County, the f irst CBC was conducted in 1 9 7 6 and reported 7 8 species and 1 3 , 2 2 5 individuals. Since that t ime, ten years have yielded over 9 0 species, with a record high of 9 7 species in 1 9 8 3 and again in 1 9 8 7 . Sometimes we f ind thou ­sands of birds of one feather, such as in 1 9 8 6 when nearly half of the 2 0 , 4 0 7 individuals were European Starlings! The most interesting reports, however, are the oneses-twoses, such as a single Peregrine Falcon, Osprey, Wild Turkey, Wilson's Phala-rope. Varied Thrush, North­ern Waterthrush, Lark Bun­t ing, or even - a Swamp Sparrow!.

We are charged with count­ing every bird of every spe­cies we can f ind in the ap­pointed 2 4 hour period. Clearly though, what drives us is the search for the un­usual - and the right to blurt it out in due course at the evening potluck after you jus t can't hold in that news (or tummy) any longer. "Well, there was this other

bird, a rather unusual one. Yes, we're quite sure. It was. Indeed. U m - h m m m . A Wilberforce's Pollyflobble. Where? Yes, we'll show you, it 's just over t|iat frozen st ream. Been there all day and should be there tomor­row for you, too."

The CBC is not just for the insane-a-birders, those that will forego new winter pow­der for a glimpse at a fara­way duck of dubious lineage. It's for everyone with a yearning to spend a day with compatr iots t ramping the frozen habitats of Cache Val­ley. We need eyeballs. Lots of eyeballs. Kids, beginners, seasoned codgers, all are welcome and encouraged to help out. A testament to how much fun we have Is the fact that every year, the Logan CBC attracts more participants (77 last Christ­mas) than any of the other CBC areas in Utah!

So, this December get your oculars outside and partici ­pate in the Logan Christmas Bird Count (and Potluck Din­ner). You.musts ign up in advance so we can assign you to one of the eleven sec­tors in the count area. For more information, call Keith Archibald, 7 5 2 - 8 2 5 8 , or Bryan Dixon, 7 5 2 - 6 8 3 0 .

— Bryar) Dixon

"A Wilberforce's Pollyflobble* Where? Yes, we'll show you, it'sjust over that fro^^en stream. Been there all day and should-he there tomorrow for you, too." • • :

*no photo provided —The Editor

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